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Cale de l'Épi

One of the places to visit in Cancale is Cale de l'Épi, a pier. Around it, within 5 km, are 14 more places on our list. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) since 1995.

Where
In Cancale
inside the commune
Historic monument
1995
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 17–22°C
In brief

Pier in Cancale

In Cancale

Cale de l'Épi is in the commune of Cancale, with 14 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1995; built in the 19th century (Mérimée record PA00135273). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Month by month in Cancale

Highs of 17–22°C mark May to September in Cancale.

Jan9° / 4°64 mm
Feb10° / 4°56 mm
Mar12° / 5°48 mm
Apr15° / 6°54 mm
May17° / 9°56 mm
Jun20° / 12°54 mm
Jul22° / 14°46 mm
Aug22° / 14°58 mm
Sep20° / 12°60 mm
Oct17° / 10°81 mm
Nov12° / 7°89 mm
Dec10° / 4°86 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Cancale, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Dinard station, 19 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Cancale’s full climate →
About

Cale de l'Épi

2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Look also at Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Saint-Malo, 13 km away.

Cale de l'Épi on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00135273 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Pier
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1995
Built
19th century
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Cancale, Ille-et-Vilaine
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Getting to Cale de l'Épi

Orange is Cale de l'Épi; numbered in green, the places near it.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Cancale. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Towns around Cale de l'Épi, by distance

Saint-Malo, with 47,439 people, is the largest of the 8. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

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  1. 1Cancale
  2. 2Saint-Coulomb
  3. 3Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
  4. 4La Fresnais
  5. 5Saint-Malo
  6. 6Saint-Jouan-des-Guérets
  7. 7La Richardais
  8. 8Dinard
1 · It’s in this commune

Cancale

5,672 people

2 · 4.5 km west of it

Saint-Coulomb

2,969 people

3 · 4.8 km southwest of it

Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes

4,720 people

4 · 8.7 km south of it

La Fresnais

2,509 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Cale de l'Épi isPeople
CancaleIt’s in this commune5,672
Saint-Coulomb4.5 km west of it2,969
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes4.8 km southwest of it4,720
La Fresnais8.7 km south of it2,509
Saint-Malo10 km west of it47,439
Saint-Jouan-des-Guérets12 km southwest of it2,847
La Richardais15 km southwest of it2,664
Dinard16 km west of it10,772
Make a day of it

Combine it with these

There are 67 within 15 km, 3 châteaux, 2 forts and a cathedral among them.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Cale de l'Épi, answered

Where is Cale de l'Épi?

Cale de l'Épi is in Cancale, in Ille-et-Vilaine (Brittany).

What is Cale de l'Épi?

Pier.

Is Cale de l'Épi a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1995, Mérimée record PA00135273.

How well known is Cale de l'Épi?

Cale de l'Épi has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #5,252 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Cale de l'Épi?

May to September are the warmest months in Cancale, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Cale de l'Épi?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Saint-Malo (13 km), Tour Solidor (13 km), Fort National (12 km) and Château de Saint-Malo (12 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.